No Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Parking Lot

The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall in a parking lot adjacent to the store where she was undergoing new-hire training. Case: Hoots v. IWCC, No. 4-22-0041WC, 09/19/2022, unpublished. Facts: Brooke Hoots worked for Dollar General as a sales associate at a store in Woodson. At the time she was hired, the Woodson store was under construction, so Hoots attended mandatory training with others in South Jacksonville instead. According to Hoots, she was scheduled to train at the South Jacksonville store fo...